Happy Birthday to Me

by Nicole M. - Gemini

Another year
And in two hours
I can officially be 20
Another birthday
Happy birthday to me.
Finally a year
When a loved one doesn't leave me behind
Or I get pushed aside for bigger things-
And I'm not stuck in bed
With the flu or chicken pocks....
Nope
This time
I'm kept in bed by my mind
And thoughts stirring in it for quite some time
So smothering and decayed
I can't even write them-
I'm celebrating a birthday of a person
I don't even know-
The presents I'm not even looking forward to...
What I wouldn't give for a family reunion
Or the flu
So I couldn't think and judge what I've done...
Yep...
Happy birthday to me.

Reason for writing:

    It's my birthday, but fortunately, these thoughts are not 100% autobiographical.    

Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2001-06-19 23:25:56
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:34
Poem ID: 63533

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